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English Thesaurus

1. an auxiliary activity (noun.act)

hypernym	:	interest, pastime, pursuit,
definition	:	a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	spelaeology, speleology,
definition	:	the pastime of exploring caves (noun.act)

2. an auxiliary line of merchandise (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	business line, line, line of business, line of merchandise, line of products, product line,
definition	:	a particular kind of product or merchandise (noun.artifact)

3. a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field (noun.location)

hypernym	:	line,
definition	:	in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area (noun.location)

hyponym	:	touchline,
definition	:	either of the sidelines in soccer or rugby (noun.location)

4. remove from the center of activity or attention; place into an inferior position (verb.social)

hypernym	:	break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate,
definition	:	assign to a lower position; reduce in rank (verb.social)

5. an auxiliary activity (noun.act)

derivation	:	hobbyist,
definition	:	a person who pursues an activity in their spare time for pleasure (noun.person)

derivation	:	avocational,
definition	:	of or involved in an avocation (adj.pert)

derivation	:	hobbyist,
definition	:	a person who pursues an activity in their spare time for pleasure (noun.person)

derivation	:	avocational,
definition	:	of or involved in an avocation (adj.pert)